Kaspersky Scan Engine cluster settings

The Cluster page allows you to manage Kaspersky Scan Engine instances that are part of a cluster.

Adding an instance of Kaspersky Scan Engine to a cluster

You can add a new or previously removed instance of Kaspersky Scan Engine to a cluster in the following ways:

Cluster page contents

The Cluster page contains the following tabs:

Hosts

The Hosts tab displays a continuously updated (every five seconds) table of Kaspersky Scan Engine clustered instances. This table contains the following columns:

On this tab, click the Options icon () to the left of the instance that you need, and then select any of the following actions:

Settings profiles

This tab displays a list of Kaspersky Scan Engine settings profiles created by a Kaspersky Scan Engine user. You can view the following data for each settings profile:

You can add a new settings profile, or edit or delete an existing profile.

You can create or edit settings profiles for HTTP mode only on instances working in HTTP mode, and setting profiles for ICAP mode on instances working in ICAP mode.

To add a new settings profile:

  1. Click the Add button above the list of all settings profiles.

    The wizard for adding a new settings profile opens.

  2. In the Profile name tab, specify the following settings:
    • Name—Name of the settings profile

      This setting is mandatory. The name must differ from the ones created previously and the ones reserved by Kaspersky Scan Engine (Default and Custom), and it must contain up to 16 symbols.

    • Description—Description of the settings profile

      This setting is optional. The description must contain up to 256 symbols.

    • If needed, select the Use these host settings as base checkbox to configure the profile by using the settings of the Kaspersky Scan Engine instance that is currently running.

      If this checkbox is not selected, the default settings are used depending on the working mode (HTTP or ICAP).

  3. Click Next.
  4. In further steps, specify Kaspersky Scan Engine settings of different types, depending on the working mode (HTTP or ICAP). You can configure most of the parameters located on the Settings page, except for the settings from the License and Password sections, and the connection settings in the Service section:
  5. In the Summary tab, check the summary information about the settings profile.
  6. Click Save.

    You can also save current changes at each step of the procedure.

To edit an existing settings profile:

  1. Locate a settings profile that you want to edit, and then click the Edit button above the section with a brief description of the profile.

    The wizard for editing the settings profile opens.

  2. Edit the settings that you need.

    You can edit all of the settings that are described in the procedure for adding a new settings profile above.

To delete an existing settings profile:

  1. Click the Delete () icon next to the settings profile that you need to delete.
  2. Click Yes to confirm the action.

After the deletion is complete, the instances that use the settings of the deleted profile will continue using its configuration.

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